9th Class Social Science Sports Question Bank Short Answer Type - History and Sport: The Story of Cricket

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    Why did some political leaders like Mahatma Gandhi criticise the communal foundations of the Pentangular tournament?

    Answer:

    (i) The distinguished editor of the Bombay Chronicle and political leaders like Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pentangular tournament as a communal-based division of the team.
    (ii) He felt these types of communal divisions of the team may hinder the nationalist struggle of India.
    (iii) This kind of cricket organised on the principle of race and religion could aggravate the communal divide he perceived and their efforts to unite India would have failed.


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